Elite athletes combine studying at one of the best universities in the world with training for one of the most gruelling races in the world: the Boat Race.
I love this video. Whenever I have trouble getting up for training, I stick this on, and I'm itching to get going. What is the music used from about 2.00? GDBO
Oxford uses foreign recruits too. Their stroke seat is Malcolm Howard, Canadian Eight Rower in the London Olympics. On some years both boats are dominated by non-British rowers...
It seems very disingenuous for Cambridge to claim that their athletes are doing two things very well. The majority of them appear to be foreign recruits re-taking their bachelors degrees at just a couple of colleges which seems very suspicious. It's also very telling that they didn't use footage from last year's boat race. There's nothing for Cambridge to be proud of in that.
